RISC Architecture
topic on 1 show · 2 statements across 1 episodes
2 statements about RISC Architecture, every show
Hennessy: The Apple iPhone was the true tipping point for RISC dominance
“Yeah, the iPhone was really the taking-off point. Some of the earlier Nokia phones began to use the technology, but then when the iPhone came along... Boom.”
Hennessy: Early RISC fragmentation allowed Intel to retain microprocessor market dominance
“Rather than the industry converging on one risk architecture, they converged on three or four. That gave Intel a real lead up because they didn't have to beat anyone. They had to kind of beat these little three or four.”